Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2014

Kepler-275 b

A sub-neptune orbiting the f-type yellow-white Kepler-275, located approximately 6,634.8 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.34 Earth radii
  • A mass of 6.08 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.11 g
  • An orbital period of 10.301 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.0980 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 1,015 K (742 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 6,634.83 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.252
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 117,005,193 years

2 siblings around Kepler-275

Kepler-275 b shares its host star with 2 other confirmed planets. Side-by-side measurements below.

Planet Type Radius (R⊕) Mass (M⊕) Period (d) Eq. T (K) Year
Kepler-275 b this Sub-Neptune 2.34 6.08 10.301 1,015 2014
Kepler-275 c Sub-Neptune 3.38 11.40 16.088 875 2014
Kepler-275 d Sub-Neptune 3.33 11.10 35.676 671 2014

Kepler-275 b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.34 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.209 R♃
Mass
6.08 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.019 M♃
Density
2.61 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.11 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.252
HZ Position Inner
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2014
Method Transit
Facility Kepler
Telescope 0.95 m Kepler Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#1429of 1978

top 72.2%

This planet

2.34R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-275 b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.3411.21
Mass (M⊕)1.006.08317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.512.611.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.112.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.00266.300.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 137634395

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2051950454223150720

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2051950454223150720

System

Kepler-275

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.340 R⊕ · percentile 27 / cohort 1978
Mass 6.080 M⊕ · percentile 26 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 10.30 d · percentile 35 / cohort 1946
Distance 2,034.25 pc · percentile 97 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.252 · percentile 16 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
10.301 days
Semi-major axis
0.0980 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
89.99 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 10.30 Earth days (2.8% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.0980 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.027 %

Duration

4.967 h

Impact parameter b

0.570

Rp / R★

0.015115

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,454,975.7400

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 272 ppm lasting ≈ 4.97 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.015115

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

16.360

Impact parameter (b)

0.570

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,454,975.7400

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.04820

Eq. Temperature

1,015K

(742 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

266.30

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.252

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Inside the inner HZ boundary (too hot for liquid water) — the dayside is scorched.

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Rowe et al. 2014

Instrument

Kepler CCD Array

Publication

2014-03

Observation locale

Space

Host System: Kepler-275

Spectral Class

F-type yellow-white

Effective Temperature

6,165 K — hotter than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

3.39 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

1.383 R☉

Stellar Mass

1.189 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.08

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.229 dex

Stellar density

0.470 g/cm³

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
2,034.25 parsec
Light-years 6,634.83 ly
V-band magnitude
15.29 mag
Voyager-speed travel 117,005,193 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands

9.315.715.70B15.29V15.29Gaia15.32Kepler14.88TESS15.68Sloan g15.23Sloan r15.17Sloan i15.14Sloan z14.28J14.03H13.96K13.98W114.09W212.54W39.32W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

0.464 mas

Total Proper Motion

1.637 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

-0.69 mas/yr

PM Declination

-1.49 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.299 · y = -0.723 · z = 0.623

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 292.47970° · Dec 38.51490°

Galactic ℓ, b

71.441° · 9.647°

Ecliptic λ, β

305.743° · 59.196°

HTM-20 index

1165062165

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